PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
920 AM EDT TUE AUG 24 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS - FAMILY OF SERVICES AND NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE AND OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PARTNERS, USERS
AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: RAY KRUZDLO - SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST
SUBJECT: NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS FOR FIVE LOCATIONS ON THE
DELAWARE RIVER
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010, THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE (NWS) WILL ADD NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS TO THE ADVANCED
HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE (AHPS) WEB PORTAL FOR PORTIONS OF THE
LOWER DELAWARE RIVER. THESE INUNDATION MAPS WILL BE THE FIRST MAPS
IMPLEMENTED IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND PROVIDE DATA FOR BOTH
PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY. EACH INUNDATION MAP WILL BE ASSOCIATED
WITH A RIVER GAGE/FORECAST POINT. THE MAPPING WILL EXTEND BOTH NORTH
AND SOUTH OF EACH GAGE.
FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING
GAGES/FORECAST POINTS. THE MAPPING COVERS PORTIONS OF 25
MUNICIPALITIES.
GAGE NEW JERSEY MUNICIPALITIES PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPALITIES
TRENTON TRENTON, EWING MORRISVILLE, LOWER
MAKEFIELD, YARDLEY
NEW HOPE EWING, HOPEWELL, WEST UPPER MAKEFIELD, NEW HOPE,
AMWELL, LAMBERTVILLE, SOLEBURY
DELAWARE
STOCKTON STOCKTON, DELAWARE, SOLEBURY, PLUMSTEAD
KINGWOOD
FRENCHTOWN FRENCHTOWN, ALEXANDRIA, TINICUM, BRIDGETON
MILFORD
REIGELSVILLE HOLLAND, POHATCONG DURHAM, REIGELSVILLE,
WILLIAMS
INUNDATION MAPS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE SPATIAL EXTENT AND DEPTH
OF FLOOD WATERS IN THE VICINITY OF NWS FORECAST POINTS. USERS
WILL BE ABLE TO DISPLAY FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS FOR VARIOUS LEVELS
RANGING FROM MINOR FLOODING THROUGH AND/OR ABOVE THE LARGEST
OBSERVED FLOOD.
FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS, COMBINED WITH RIVER OBSERVATIONS AND NWS
FORECASTS, ENHANCE THE COMMUNICATION OF FLOOD RISK, PROVIDE USERS
WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BETTER MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF
FLOODING, AND BUILD MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES.
THESE FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS AND THE ASSOCIATED GEOSPATIAL DATA
(SHAPEFILES) CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE AHPS PORTAL (USE LOWERCASE
LETTERS):
http://water.weather.gov/ahps
A COMPLETE LIST OF FLOOD INUNDATION MAP LOCATIONS IS ONLINE AT (USE
LOWERCASE LETTERS):
http://water.weather.gov/ahps/inundation.php
A USERS GUIDE FOR THE FLOOD INUNDATION MAP WEB INTERFACE IS
AVAILABLE AT (USE LOWERCASE LETTERS):
http://www.weather.gov/ahps/inundation/inundation_mapping_user_guide.pdf
THESE INUNDATION MAPS WERE DEVELOPED BY THE PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT
OF THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AND MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE
THROUGH CONGRESSIONAL AND NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) GRANT SUPPORT TO THE DELAWARE RIVER
BASIN COMMISSION AND NOAA-NWS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, PLEASE CONTACT:
RAY KRUZDLO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST
PHONE: 609-261-6615
EMAIL: RAYMOND.KRUZDLO@NOAA.GOV